# Rhode Island H8155: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION .

Rhode Island H8155, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Grace Diaz (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 151); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8155-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H8155
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 151
- Sponsor: Grace Diaz (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (110 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits and rules for victim awards: cost, high. The program administrator decides who gets emergency awards and can set rules. Any emergency payment is taken out of your final award. If you are later not eligible, you must repay the emergency payment. Your final award cannot be more than $25,000. If you install safety changes, you must pay any o…
- Emergency help for crime victims: mixed, high. You can get emergency payments for key costs after a violent crime. Covered items are burial (up to $10,000) if the victim died from a violent crime, crime scene cleanup (up to $2,000), relocation costs (up to $8,000), and small safety changes to your home needed to keep you safe (up to $1,000). Yo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Grace Diaz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edith H. Ajello (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Alzate (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deborah A. Fellela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenni A. Furtado (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua J. Giraldo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Raymond A. Hull (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Patrick Kennedy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca M. Kislak (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer A. Stewart (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION In Concurrence | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | House | CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION PASSAGE | pass | 72 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- H8155 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8155.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8155.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY . (became law)
- H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES . (became law)
- H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT . (became law)
- H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H8155 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8155.htm)
- [H8155 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8155.pdf)

## Related
- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7866-2026)
- [H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7642-2026)
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8155-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).